1954 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

31 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1954 MLB season.

1954 Pirates roster: batting

1954 Pittsburgh Pirates batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Frank Thomas1535778117223943.298.359.856
Curt Roberts134496471151366.232.309.612
Dick Cole138486401311400.270.323.664
Bob Skinner132470671178464.249.316.686
Gair Allie12141838833301.199.294.562
Sid Gordon1313633811112490.306.405.843
Preston Ward11736037977480.269.337.721
Toby Atwell9628736833262.289.384.760
Jerry Lynch9828427688362.239.290.663
Jack Shepard8222724693220.304.370.766
Eddie Pellagrini7312512270160.216.288.552
Vic Janowicz41731011020.151.235.426
Dick Smith123123000.097.243.437
Gail Henley143079120.300.382.816
Jim Mangan142625020.192.300.492
Nick Koback41000000.000.000.000
Bill Hall5700000.000.000.000
Sam Jethroe2100000.000.000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1954 Pirates roster: pitching

1954 Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Max SurkontP33299184.41208.1781.410
Bob FriendP35207125.07170.1731.542
Vern LawP39189135.51161.2571.593
Bob PurkeyP3611385.07131.1381.580
Jake ThiesP3318393.87130.1571.300
Paul LapalmeP33154105.52120.2571.670
George O'donnellP2110394.5387.181.441
Johnny HetkiP581444.9983.0271.599
Laurin PepperP148157.9950.2172.090
Len YochimP101017.3219.271.930
Cal HogueP32014.9111.072.090
Joe PageP700011.179.242.380
Nellie KingP40005.147.031.570

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.